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* Rocket's Pokémon have numbers in their nicknames, even though this was not possible until [[Generation III]]. The same applies for {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s in the sequel. | * Rocket's Pokémon have numbers in their nicknames, even though this was not possible until [[Generation III]]. The same applies for {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s in the sequel. | ||
* This was the first Pokémon game that allowed more than two players to battle at one time. This feature would not be implemented into the [[Core series|handheld]] games until Generation III. | * This was the first Pokémon game that allowed more than two players to battle at one time. This feature would not be implemented into the [[Core series|handheld]] games until Generation III. | ||
* This is the only game where [[Lance]] does not use a {{ | * This is the only game where [[Lance]] does not use a {{TP|Lance|Dragonite}} at any point in the game. | ||
* Unlike handheld games, if due to glitches (like Pokémon "growing" from Lv. 255 to Lv. 0, thus lowering HP) a Pokémon's current HP happens to be below 0, it's shown properly (like 64569). | * Unlike handheld games, if due to glitches (like Pokémon "growing" from Lv. 255 to Lv. 0, thus lowering HP) a Pokémon's current HP happens to be below 0, it's shown properly (like 64569). | ||
* Clearing the Gym Leader Castle and Prime Cup on Master Ball mode will unlock an alternate title screen. | * Clearing the Gym Leader Castle and Prime Cup on Master Ball mode will unlock an alternate title screen. | ||
* Although there is a 1'4" (0.4 m) difference between {{p|Nidoking}} and {{p|Venonat}}, the two appear to be the same height in battle. | * Although there is a 1'4" (0.4 m) difference between {{p|Nidoking}} and {{p|Venonat}}, the two appear to be the same height in battle. | ||
* If a Pokémon knows four HM moves, using a TM in the menu allows the first move to be overwritten. This is the only way to replace HM moves in Generation I. | * If a Pokémon knows four HM moves, using a TM in the menu allows the first move to be overwritten. This is the only way to replace HM moves in Generation I. | ||
* {{p|Jynx}}'s body color was changed from black to purple between the 1.0 and 1.1 English releases to avoid [[ | * {{p|Jynx}}'s body color was changed from black to purple between the 1.0 and 1.1 English releases to avoid [[Jynx (Pokémon)#Controversy|further controversy]]. | ||
* According to an FAQ page that was available in February 1999 on [[Pokémon.com]], there were no plans to release an American version of {{jap|Pokémon Stadium}}, as well as any other Pokémon games that have been only released in Japanese at the time.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990221021626/http://www.pokemon.com/games/faq.html</ref> This referred to the first Pokémon Stadium game (the version with only 42 Pokémon available for battles), which was indeed never released in English. The second game in the series was translated in English as simply Pokémon Stadium later (as opposed to the Japanese name Pokémon Stadium 2). | * According to an FAQ page that was available in February 1999 on [[Pokémon.com]], there were no plans to release an American version of {{jap|Pokémon Stadium}}, as well as any other Pokémon games that have been only released in Japanese at the time.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990221021626/http://www.pokemon.com/games/faq.html</ref> This referred to the first Pokémon Stadium game (the version with only 42 Pokémon available for battles), which was indeed never released in English. The second game in the series was translated in English as simply Pokémon Stadium later (as opposed to the Japanese name Pokémon Stadium 2). | ||